A North Texas town beat every other Texas city in U.S. News & World Report’s new Best Places to Live ranking. Flower Mound ranked No. 3 nationwide and No. 1 in Texas in the publication’s 2026-2027 list, trailing only Carmel and Fishers, Indiana. U.S. News ranked 250 places based on value, desirability, job market, and quality of life. Flower Mound earned a 7.1 overall score. The ranking listed the Denton County town with a population of 77,576, …